Word Meaning 六道四生

Listen to 六道

六道

りくどう

the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)

Listen to 六十四分音符

六十四分音符

ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ

64th note

Listen to 六道銭

六道銭

ろくどうせん

six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu)

Listen to 六公四民

六公四民

ろくこうよんみん

land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)

Listen to 六三三四制

六三三四制

ろくさんさんよんせい

six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)

Listen to 六十四卦

六十四卦

ろくじゅうしけ

the 64 hexagrams (of the Book of Changes)

Listen to 六道輪廻

六道輪廻

ろくどうりんね

endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds

Listen to 四分六

四分六

しぶろく

six to four ratio

Listen to 四六時中

四六時中

しろくじちゅう

around the clock

Listen to 修道生活

修道生活

しゅうどうせいかつ

monasticism

Listen to 一都一道二府四十三県

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

Listen to 四公六民

四公六民

しこうろくみん

land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%